TAMPA, Fla – The Tampa Downtown Partnership celebrated its 34th year of Downtown innovation, growth, and inclusion by reflecting on accomplishments, welcoming a new slate of leadership, and setting the stage for future opportunities.
This year’s meeting looked a little different, as the event was live-streamed from the Tampa Downtown Hilton, with special guest Mayor Jane Castor noting during her remarks that the Tampa Downtown Partnership accomplished many successes this past year. The Partnership recently supported small downtown businesses during COVID-19 ‘safer at home’ orders via the Reinvestment and Relief (“REfund”) Grant Program with 50 grants of $1000 disbursed in under three days, as well as helping support Mayor Jane Castor’s Lift Up Local initiative. This past year the Partnership also launched Downtown’s first parking plan and the inaugural Boom by the Bay and New Yaargh’s Eve events, among other initiatives.
“The Partnership has been able to be very thoughtful and helpful to our Downtown during this time, and we are just getting started. I am energized to serve and lead the Partnership into the new decade and keep up Downtown’s momentum,” said Chairman Kevin Plummer.
A video reflecting on the past year is located here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtFdAOo3ibY&t=2s
2020-2021 Officers
Chairperson: Kevin Plummer, Tampa Preparatory School
Vice Chairperson: Jim Themides, Wells Fargo Bank
Treasurer: Tim Koletic, Fifth Third Bank
Secretary: Abbey D. Ahern, The Dohring Group
Immediate Past Chair: Mickey Jacob, FAIA, NCARB, Goodwyn|Mills|Cawood
President and CEO: Lynda Remund, Tampa Downtown Partnership
2020-2021 Executive Committee
John Avlon/John Larocca, Hillsborough River Realty / The Jeffries Companies
Jason Collins, Ph.D., PE, AICP, Adeas-Q
Michael English, AICP, The Dikman Company Tyler Hudson, Gardner Brewer Martinez-Monfort
Kimberly Madison, Strategic Property Partners, LLC
Dave M. Mechanik, Mechanik Nuccio Hearne & Wester
2020-2021 Board of Directors
Paul Anderson, Port Tampa Bay
Haley R. Ayure, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Josh Baumgartner, Tampa Electric
Christine M. Burdick, Emeritus Board Member
Josh Christensen, Suffolk Construction
Randy Coen, Coen & Company
Santiago Corrada, Visit Tampa Bay
Robin Delavergne, Tampa General Hospital
Joseph Deluca, Tampa Bay Times
Brian Fender, Grayrobinson
Keith G. Greminger, AIA, Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.
Thomas N. Henderson III, Hill, Ward & Henderson, PA
Rebecca Hessinger, Hillsborough County
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)
Gregory Kadet, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Michael Kilgore, Columbia Restaurant Group
Melanie Lenz, Tampa Bay Rays
Judith Lisi, David A. Straz, Jr. Center For The Performing Arts
Jin Liu, Carlton Fields
Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, USF Health
Joseph D. Marshburn, Bank of Tampa
Leroy Moore, Tampa Housing Authority
Julius Nasso, Related Group
Barry Oaks, Cushman & Wakefield
Stephen Panzarino, AIA, NCARB, AECOM
Kevin Preast, Tampa Bay Lightning R. Marshall Rainey, Burr & Forman LLP
Craig J. Richard, Tampa Bay Economic Development Council
Dr. Bob Rohrlack, CCE, Tampa Bay Chamber
Neale Stralow, VHB Robert G. Stern, Trenam Law
Christine Turner, Chappellroberts
Braxton Williams, PNC Bank
Bryan Wilson, The Beck Group
Kendall Wilson, Holland & Knight
Andy Wood, The Florida Aquarium
Andrea E. Zelman, City of Tampa
